FX Artist
Description
Position Overview
● Creates real time visual effects of the highest quality, both in appearance and performance
while adhering to the project’s artistic vision
● Maintains best FX working practices for the department and possesses a solid
understanding of math and physics
● Instrumental in various aspects of real time FX production from creation & simulation all
the way through optimization and quality assurance
Responsibilities
Will include but are not limited to:
● Apply strong technical knowledge to solve design challenges
● Execute FX tasks using Houdini
● Assist with developing the look of a sequence with the supervision team
● Explore and recommend new FX techniques and software
Requirements
Experience
● 2+ years experience in creating visual effects using Houdini software or relevant
● Experience generating high end, photo-realistic effects such as explosions, water, dust,
clouds, fire and smoke
● Experience creating particle effects and dynamics
● Understanding of cloth simulation
● A general working understanding of animation/modeling/texturing and instancing
pipelines
Qualifications
● Expert with Houdini
● Knowledge of Nuke, Cinema 4D and/or Maya a plus
● Familiar with Shotgun software
● Strong communication and time management skills
● Must be able to work well within a team environment and take direction
